Daniel Sunjata
Acting
1971-12-30 · Evanston, Illinois, USA
Daniel Sunjata, born Daniel Sunjata Condon on December 30, 1971, in Evanston, Illinois, is an American actor acclaimed for his work in television, film, and theater. Adopted by white parents of Irish and Italian-German descent, Sunjata's name honors the Mandinka king Sundiata Keita, meaning "hungry lion." He grew up in the Chicago area, excelling in football at Mount Carmel High School before pursuing higher education at Florida A&M University, the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, and ultimately earning a Master of Fine Arts from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. His breakthrough came with a Tony-nominated performance in the Broadway play Take Me Out where he portrayed a gay Major League Baseball player. Sunjata is widely recognized for his role as firefighter Franco Rivera in the FX series Rescue Me, as well as appearances in films like The Devil Wears Prada and The Dark Knight Rises. His television work includes roles on Grey's Anatomy, Graceland, and the ABC/Hulu series High Potential.
Filmography
High Potential
2024 · Series
The Company You Keep
2023 · Series
Echoes
2022 · Series
The Crew Has It
2022 · Series
Christmas...Again?!
2021 · Movie
The Stand
2020 · Series
Power Book II: Ghost
2020 · Series
Prodigal Son
2019 · Series
The Twilight Zone
2019 · Series
Manifest
2018 · Series
Small Town Crime
2018 · Movie
Notorious
2016 · Series
Lullaby
2014 · Movie
Graceland
2013 · Series
The Dark Knight Rises
2012 · Movie
Generation Um...
2012 · Movie
Gone
2012 · Movie
Smash
2012 · Series
One for the Money
2012 · Movie
9/11 Truth: Hollywood Speaks Up
2011 · Movie
Weakness
2010 · Movie
The Front
2010 · Movie
At Risk
2010 · Movie
Loose Change 9/11: An American Coup
2009 · Movie
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
2009 · Movie
Lie to Me
2009 · Series
Cyrano de Bergerac
2008 · Movie
Cyrano de Bergerac
2008 · Movie
The Bronx Is Burning
2007 · Series
30 Rock
2006 · Series
The Devil Wears Prada
2006 · Movie
Love Monkey
2006 · Series
Grey's Anatomy
2005 · Series
Melinda and Melinda
2004 · Movie
Noel
2004 · Movie
The Tony Danza Show
2004 · Series
Rescue Me
2004 · Series
Brother to Brother
2004 · Movie
Bad Company
2002 · Movie
Feast of All Saints
2001 · Movie
Ed
2000 · Series
D.C.
2000 · Series
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · Series
Twelfth Night
1998 · Movie
Sex and the City
1998 · Series
Law & Order
1990 · Series
Tony Awards
1956 · Series